Mr Rental acts quickly over women's refuge concerns

The Mr Rental franchise has acted quickly to address concerns raised in the Christchurch Press over debts run up by two clients of Aviva, formerly Christchurch Women's Refuge. In an apparent misunderstanding, one of the women used a loan from the agency intended for the purchase of household goods to rent them instead. Another woman spent $30,000 renting items over a few years. Mr Rental has said the franchisee in question 'may have operated outside the recommended franchise business model' and has reportedly offered to wipe the slate clean for both customers.